Breathing Air Filtration for Supplied Air

Due to the increasing demand for improved environmental and safety control, AWS now offers a comprehensive range of wall and portable floor mounted breathable air filtration systems suitable for use with 3M™ Speedglas™ Welding Helmets with the 3M™ Versaflo™ V-500E supplied air regulator. Carefully researched and tested to ensure high levels of performance, these breathable air filtration units can be installed where pure breathable compressed air is required.

The filter packages offer filtration and oil removal efficiencies down to 0.01 micron particulate size and maximum oil carryover efficiencies to 0.003 mg/m3 (0.003 ppm). The operator is supplied clean, particle and liquid oil free air with the added benefit of taste and odour removal for improved user comfort and performance which exceeds the requirements of AS/NZS1715.

The breathing air filters for compressed or supplied air are available in 2 stage and 4 stage filtration varieties. When deciding how many stages of supplied air filtration are required, you need to assess the operator’s requirements and current quality of compressed air. The breathing air systems should not be used when using air pressure in excess of 10 bar.

For more information on compressed breathing air filtration or selecting the right supplied air filtration system for you, please download the Supplied Breathing Air Filtration brochure, check out our welding safety section or contact us.